I'm not normally a petty guy, but it's pretty fun to send a "drop this meritless case or we're coming after both you and your client for fees" letter now and then.
This Bill Would Revive The Worst #Patents On #Software—And Human #Genes
Some politicians are proposing to make the current bad situation worse. Rather than taking the problem of patent trolling seriously, they want to encourage more bad patents, and make life easier—and more profitable—for worst patent abusers. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, #S2140, would be a huge gift to #patenttrolls. If #PERA passes, would allow normal human genes to be patented once again. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/bill-would-boost-worst-patents-software-and-human-genes
:SMOrc: @eff writes:
"The U.S. Patent Office has proposed new rules about who can challenge wrongly granted patents. If the rules become official, they will offer new protections to patent trolls. Challenging patents will become far more onerous, and impossible for some. The new rules could stop organizations like EFF, which used this process to fight the Personal Audio “podcasting patent,” from filing patent challenges altogether" #USPTO #Patents #PatentTrolls https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/our-right-challenge-junk-patents-under-threat